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Home brew Mini Egg crate 6w fitting There have been a few 50s style fittings with egg crate diffusers posted recently so it got me thinking how I could make a fitting based on those fittings. The egg crate is what can be used in fish aquariums with white sign perspex welded to make up the sides. The rest of the fitting is made up by bending sheet aluminium. The ballast is Smart and Brown, probably 70s. The first ballast I ever owned when I was 9 is one of these.

Home brew Mini Egg crate 6w fitting

There have been a few 50s style fittings with egg crate diffusers posted recently so it got me thinking how I could make a fitting based on those fittings. The egg crate is what can be used in fish aquariums with white sign perspex welded to make up the sides. The rest of the fitting is made up by bending sheet aluminium. The ballast is Smart and Brown, probably 70s. The first ballast I ever owned when I was 9 is one of these.

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jonny-m   [08 Nov, 2015 at 08:48 PM]
That looks really good. You're really good at making fittings from scratch. I generally do t make things from scratch as I do t have the patience anymore but I do love to modify fittings to run lamp types they don't normally run etc.
Danny   [08 Nov, 2015 at 08:50 PM]
How cool you could set up a factory lol!
pat_96   [08 Nov, 2015 at 10:35 PM]
You've done a great job on this, very large ballast for such a small tube Cool
RobTDCI   [08 Nov, 2015 at 10:50 PM]
Thanks guys! Seen some of your work Jonny, looks pretty good, always neat wiring! It's a great ballast this, very quiet and runs cool.
Danny   [08 Nov, 2015 at 10:52 PM]
Could do with a nice old glow starter to keep it in keeping with the rest of the fitting lol
RobTDCI   [08 Nov, 2015 at 10:54 PM]
Yes I agree, a glow starter would suit this better, this is the first one that came to hand at the time.
XmasLightGuy   [09 Nov, 2015 at 02:54 AM]
That's really cool! Job well done!
FrontSideBus   [09 Nov, 2015 at 12:18 PM]
Very 1970's Smile
lampy   [09 Nov, 2015 at 06:32 PM]
these 8 watt thorn chokes are very high quality units, the best 8 watt unit i have ever seen i think, i have several of them, never given any trouble

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